Goldia "Delorse" Watkins, 86, of Reed, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at her home with her loving family at her side.

She will always be remembered for her warm personality, giving heart, and beautiful smile.  Her family and friends meant the world to her.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Milburn Ray Watkins, who died May 7, 2000; her parents, John and Goldie Beasley; three brothers, Red, Bus, and Earl Beasley; and three sisters, Irene Rooney, Shorty Scott, and Dorothy Reed.

Survivors include three daughters, Cinda Cooper and her husband, Gary, Linda Vanover and her companion, Melvin Hurt, and Glenda Ray Watkins; one sister, Donnie Swearer; three grandsons, Chad Goldsberry, Drew Sandefur, and Noah Watkins-Morris; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Private family services will be held at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  Pastor Barry Skaggs will officiate.  Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Reed, Kentucky.

There will be a celebration of life at a later date.

Contributions may be made to Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund, c/o Harold Brown, 6689 Crooked Road, Reed, Kentucky 42451, or St. Anthony's Hospice, 2410 South Green Street, Henderson, Kentucky 42420.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com .